Secrets and Lies (album)

Secrets and Lies is the third studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Bertie Blackman, released in April 2009. The album peaked number 49 on the ARIA chart.^[1]

Secrets and Lies
Studio album by Bertie Blackman
Released	27 April 2009
Length	50:38
Label	Forum 5
Bertie Blackman chronology
Black (2006) Secrets and Lies (2009) Pope Innocent X (2012)

At the AIR Awards of 2009, the album was nominated for Breakthrough Independent Album.^[2][3] At the J Awards of 2009, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year. The album was nominated for the 2009 Australian Music Prize.^[4]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2009, the album won the ARIA Award for Best Independent Release.^[5]

Track listing

1. "Sky Is Falling" - 4:08
2. "Thump" - 3:33
3. "Black Cats" - 3:13
4. "Heart" - 4:08
5. "White Owl" - 3:14
6. "Byrds of Prey" - 3:26
7. "Come to Bed" - 4:20
8. "Clocks" 3:40
9. "Shout Out" - 4:24
10. "Lust and Found" - 4:16
11. "Town of Sorrow" - 4:44
12. "Baby Teeth" - 3:40
13. "Valentine" - 3:57

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6]	49

References

1. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 32..
2. "AIR Nominees". 19 October 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
3. "History Wins". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
4. "Winners & Shortlists". australian music prize. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
5. "ARIA Awards 2009 : History: Winners by Year : 2009:23rd Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
6. "Australiancharts.com – Bertie Blackman – Secrets and Lies". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2022.